Mayanthi Jayawardena, Owner - Serendib Creative LLC
art is freedom. art is love. art is a revolution.
NoteAble Features:
Noteworthy:
2023 NPR Feature on “How these Asian American artists are taking up space in North Carolina” (see above)
2023 Community Empowerment Grant recipient - Peacox Community Market mural
2022 OCN Arts Grant Recipient - Women's Empowerment Mural & Professional Photoshoot
2022 Pinterest & Product of Culture Editors Choice for Diwali
South Asian Digital Archive Creative Workshop
1 of 23 nationally selected artists flown to New York for a workshop raising awareness about South Asian americans contributions to american history.
Gustavus Adolphus College Women's Leadership Conference Speaker 2022
Featured Panelist: Cha Chats: Exploring the Asian American Experience: Artivism 2021
Gustavus Adolphus College First Decade Award Winner 2021
Awarded to one outstanding female student each decade
Galleries:
Community Arts & Culture Public Spaces Gallery - Chapel Hill ,NC Oct - November 2023
PURE SOUL EVENT SPACE EXHIBIT - Durham, NC AUGUST 2023
Charlotte Russell Contemporary Gallery - Hartwell, Raleigh, NC Jan-Apr 2022
HER Exhibit - Drinking Gourd Gallery - March 2022
Alamance Arts Gallery - Alamance County 2021
Chef's Pallette Feature Artist Cary, NC 2021
Mayanthi Jayawardena is the multi-disciplinary artist behind Serendib Creative LLC. Mayanthi is a muralist, fine arts painter, children’s book illustrator, clothing designer and photographer. Mayanthi’s award winning art is internationally recognized and has been featured from North Carolina to Australia. Mayanthi describes her art as an expressive blend of her Sri Lankan culture and life experiences. Her murals are colorful, incorporate nature, people, and span from abstract to realism. She is eager for more opportunities to create unique and eye catching designs for the communities she serves.
Prior to becoming a full-time artist, Mayanthi worked in the field of sexual violence prevention & advocacy for over 9 years in higher education and with national leaders such as Tarana Burke. During her career she began using art as a form of healing. Through these experiences, she decided to take the leap to invest in herself and her art full time.
Mayanthi has blended her art and her advocacy to continue to impact the communities she serves. Many of her pieces celebrate the beauty and power of being a woman, while others express her Sri Lankan pride and pain, her latest draws awareness to the importance of mental health and self-love, and others share a world of beauty, color, and life through her eyes. Mayanthi is forever grateful for the opportunities and support that she has received and will continue to appreciate the serendipity of her journey.
